[LINK] Japan and Technology

[Tom Worthington]

On 7/5/20 12:24 am, Stephen Loosley wrote:

> Japanese decry boomer-era technology as hospitals file coronavirus cases by fax ...

I have been pleasantly surprised how quickly many manual processing 
steps have been eliminated in Australia due to COVID-19. As an example, 
I don't sign for a prescription at the pharmacist. Many meetings are 
being held online, along with court hearings, oath taking, and most 
university education.

But there are curious anachronisms in the US higher education system. My 
US colleagues have been asking which fax gateway to use, what electronic 
signature system, and if they should equip their classrooms for Internet 
access.

There is still some way to go in Australia. Many of my Australian 
colleagues are struggling with how to conduct an end of semester 
examination online. On the one hand they are suspicious of exam 
technology which has been in routine use elsewhere for years. But on the 
other hand they are not willing to replace a high stakes end of semester 
examination, with better forms of assessment.


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